My first Beer soap.

Kansas Farm Girl · Mar 22, 2013

question about the beer soaps - does the scent of the beer come through? I just got an IPA from my local brewer and just wondered if it will maintain the scent after I reduce it and soap it. If not, I am trying to decide what scent I would like. He calls this one Ol' Homestead IPA. I don't know anything about beer making, but he said he took this beer out for me before he carbonated and stuff to the rest of it. It's about 2 weeks old now, he put it in a quart jar and closed it up tight. So tomorrow... I know what I will be doing.

melstan775 · Mar 22, 2013

That's a good question and I think it depends on the beer. Some say no scent at all, some say a slight scent, some say it smells slightly yeasty. If you want it to smell like beer, NG has a straight beer scent, and Brambleberry also has a small line of scents that compliments beers. For IPA you might want their honey ale. but they also have a few others if you don't care if it smells like ale or not.

Lindy · Mar 23, 2013

I've not had the scent come through & I use a reduced dark porter... makes a great soap though....

christinak · Mar 23, 2013

So I've never made beer soap but I reallllly want to now! Can I just sub out the water for beer? Does it have to be stale beer?

Mommysoaper · Mar 23, 2013

I've made beer soap using an IPA, a lager, and a dark ale. I love the color varieties different beers bring to the soaps and the lather is awesome! Have fun with your beer soaps!